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making a list and checking it twice?

"Certainly we have a hard time determining if someone is naughty or
nice. It’s not as simple as, “All Christians go on the nice list and all
those other guys, the heathens? Clearly, they deserve a spot on the
dreaded naughty list.”

The Bible makes it simple though: we all make the naughty list. None is righteous, no, not one (Romans 3:10). That’s bad news.

The good news is that, despite our list making tendencies and legalistic
leanings, the list was crushed by the babe wrapped in swaddling
clothes. He is the only one who made the list. Because he made the list,
we are given the gift of him. His righteousness, his perfection, and
his “niceness” are bestowed upon us with list-shattering grace."